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Sleep! The most beautiful experience in life. Except drink.
W. C. FieldsW. C. Fields Don’t worry about your heart, it will last you as long as you live.
W. C. FieldsW. C. Fields It is well to remember that there are five reasons for drinking: the arrival of a friend, one’s present or future thirst, the excellence of the cognac, or any other reason.
W. C. FieldsW. C. Fields I never drink water because of the disgusting things that fish do in it.
W. C. FieldsW. C. Fields Children should neither be seen or heard from – ever again.
W. C. FieldsW. C. Fields This job will drive me to drink, and for that reason, I will be eternally grateful.
W. C. FieldsW. C. Fields Some weasel took the cork out of my lunch.
W. C. FieldsW. C. Fields Comedy is a serious business. A serious business with only one purpose -to make people laugh.
W. C. FieldsW. C. Fields My main ambition as a gardener is to water my orange trees with gin, then all I have to do is squeeze the juice into a glass.
W. C. FieldsW. C. Fields You can fool some of the people some of the time and that’s enough to make a decent living.
W. C. FieldsW. C. Fields When you wake up in the morning, smile – and get it over with.
W. C. FieldsW. C. Fields Never try to impress a woman, because if you do she’ll expect you to keep up the standard for the rest of your life.
W. C. FieldsW. C. Fields Prayers never bring anything, They may bring solace to the sap, the bigot, the ignorant, the aboriginal, and the lazy – but to the enlightened it is the same as asking Santa Claus to bring you something for Xmas.
W. C. FieldsW. C. Fields I am an expert of electricity. My father occupied the chair of applied electricity at the state prison.
W. C. FieldsW. C. Fields I personally stay away from natural foods. At my age I need all the preservatives I can get.
W. C. FieldsW. C. Fields Some people are born losers; others acquire the knack gradually.
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Our only limitation is that we only believe what is visible to our eyes and audible to our ears.
Shilpa GoelShilpa Goel Some days, you will be close to the finish line and still not make it.
Sonia SabnisSonia Sabnis Life-transforming ideas have always come to me through books.
Bell HooksBell Hooks I separated someplace for each person in my heart, But she claimed to be the owner of it.
Moses AlexanderMoses Alexander Modern-day love stories are born not out of love, but a tired mind and a restless heart.
Puneet MehraPuneet Mehra Forcing things only creates more tension in the mind. Let go.
Ayaka HaseAyaka Hase It doesn’t take courage to find peace in the arms of destiny. It takes faith.
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Give a man a fish and you feed him for a day; teach a man to fish and you feed him for a lifetime.
MaimonidesMaimonides The law, in its majestic equality, forbids the rich as well as the poor to sleep under bridges, to beg in the streets, and to steal bread.
Anatole FranceAnatole France We believe that unions have always been about much more than the industries in which they operate. The fight is never about grapes or lettuce, It is always about people.
Cesar ChavezCesar Chavez Let nothing which can be treated by diet be treated by other means.
MaimonidesMaimonides The people who give you their food give you their heart.
Cesar ChavezCesar Chavez If you really want to make a friend, go to someone’s house and eat with him… the people who give you their food give you their heart.
Cesar ChavezCesar Chavez I’m one of the little foxes that spoil the grapes.
J. D. SalingerJ. D. Salinger Coconut milk is the only thing on this planet that comes identically to mother’s milk.
Dick GregoryDick Gregory
